---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designates November 14th through November 20th as \"Transgender Awareness Week.\""
description: "Designates November 14th through November 20th as \"Transgender Awareness Week.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "AJR 139"
citation: "New Jersey AJR 139 (217)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["COMMEMORATIO", "MINORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eustace, Tim", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lesniak, Raymond J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Pinkin, Nancy J.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61769af9-daae-4af0-99b4-a4da4fa60f86"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "088465205555511c53065552b54eab88cfa8f21d29e43f16aec175508a11e546"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey AJR 139 (217) — Designates November 14th through November 20th as "Transgender Awareness Week."

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/AJR/139_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lesniak, Raymond J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Wisniewski, John S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (61-5-8) `passage`
- **2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for SJR100
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, JR-22. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61769af9-daae-4af0-99b4-a4da4fa60f86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).